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I usually use SuperAntiSpyware nightly when I quit the computer. Usually it either finds no threats, or finds spyware. I skipped it night before last. Yesterday morning,the computer was moving very slowly, keystrokes not appearing, etc., so I decided to run it. It both trojans and spywares. I removed all threats and rebooted (as I was instructed).

When the system was back up, it was telling me (via a balloon in the lower right of monitor) that the networks were not working. This is not a message I usually see. I'm not on a network. I tried to log onto the internet using IE, and the system wouldn't connect. Ran IE's diagnostics, and was told to check router connections (all fine -- I'd just been on the 'net before stopping to do the scan), router was showing all the appropriate green lights.

I did a system restore to a point about 24 hours earlier, and that worked. Used the computer a good part of the day, on and off the 'net. Ran the usual scan at the end of the day, and no threats were detected.

Used the computer today, was just wrapping up, ran the SuperAntiSpyware scan, and right away it found 3 trojans, and within 5 minutes, found a total of 7 trojans(plus 12 spywares).

I stopped the scan, removed all threats, rebooted, and when it had rebooted I could not access the 'net. I restored to last Thursday, the 15th (today is the 21st). The system restored, and I could access the 'net. Restarted a full scan with SuperAntiSpyware, and it finds the same 7 trojans. It is still scanning as I type this. So far it's also found 1 spyware, nothing more.

I will remove the threats, shut down the computer, and use a laptop to check back tomorrow and see if someone has had time to respond. If not, then I hope you're enjoying Thanksgiving. And I'll check back later.

I used the link provided for aswMBR, and when I tried to execute, received a message that the certificate could not be verified. Is this as it should be, or is there a problem? The warning message recommends not running the file, so for the moment, I have not done so.

Note: I already had this program on my computer, but when I tried to open it, I got a message saying that files were missing and the program could not be opened. I downloaded and reinstalled to run this. But it didn't find anything.

Error: (11/22/2012 00:36:26 AM) (Source: LoadPerf) (User: )
Description: The performance counter name string value in the registry is incorrectly
formatted. The bogus string is 21672, the bogus index value is the first
DWORD in Data section while the last valid index values are the second and
third DWORD in Data section.

Error: (11/22/2012 00:36:23 AM) (Source: LoadPerf) (User: )
Description: The performance counter name string value in the registry is incorrectly
formatted. The bogus string is 21672, the bogus index value is the first
DWORD in Data section while the last valid index values are the second and
third DWORD in Data section.

System errors:
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Error: (11/23/2012 00:54:18 PM) (Source: Service Control Manager) (User: )
Description: The SAVRTPEL service failed to start due to the following error:
%%3

Error: (11/23/2012 00:54:18 PM) (Source: Service Control Manager) (User: )
Description: The Media Center Extender Service service depends on the SSDP Discovery Service service which failed to start because of the following error:
%%1058

Error: (11/23/2012 00:53:28 PM) (Source: Microsoft Antimalware) (User: )
Description: %60 has encountered an error trying to load signatures and will attempt reverting back to a known-good set of signatures.

Signatures Attempted: %24

Error Code: 0x80070002

Error description: The system cannot find the file specified.

Signature version: 1.141.28.0;1.141.28.0

Engine version: %600

Error: (11/23/2012 00:47:05 PM) (Source: Service Control Manager) (User: )
Description: The g7bs_device service failed to start due to the following error:
%%1053